Category: Examiner News

  • Group aims to reduce feral cat population

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer This cat was rescued as a feral kitten. He has been tamed and is ready for adoption. ROOSEVELT — Trap. Neuter. Return. TNR. These three words describe what some advocates claim is a successful method of managing feral cat colonies. Local cat lover Jaymie Witherspoon is…

  • Pumpkin play

    PHOTOSBYMIGUELJUAREZ staff Top, Megan DeGrezia, 1, of Princeton, checks back to mom as she holds onto a fence surrounding some chickens while visiting West Haven Farm on a search for pumpkins; the Clark family (middle photo foreground), of Cream Ridge, takes a hayride to hunt for pumpkins at the farm. Andy and Donna sit with…

  • Democrats seek to break GOP control

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Important and relevant issues concerning the running of Monmouth County came to the forefront following the June primary elections for two open three-year seats on the Board of Freeholders. Within the past two weeks these issues have all but been obscured by charges and counter charges…

  • Residents can choose two in uncontested election

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — Two Republican candidates, an incumbent and a newcomer, are running unopposed for the two available three-year Borough Council seats. The remaining council members are also Republicans. Incumbent David Strobino is running unopposed to keep his seat, while Daniel Zorovich, 70, is running for the…

  • HVAC system blamed for schoolteacher ills

    New school is designed with roof compressor for reduced noise BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — A fourth-grade teacher claims the air quality in her classroom may have made her and her colleagues sick. Irene Pearson told the Board of Education at its Oct. 11 meeting that she and several…

  • Hidden Lakes hearing begins despite absences

    Developer will remediate property where pesticide levels are high BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The absence of the chairman, vice chairman and township planner created some difficulties at the Oct. 14 Planning Board meeting. Under normal circumstances, the mayor would be next in line to chair the meeting,…

  • Scary show has social conscience

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff A house at 6 Stokes St., Freehold Borough, is dressed up for Halloween but carries a message that is always in season — visitors are asked to bring a donation of food for the Open Door food pantry. Al Cartiglia has always decorated his home on Halloween for the residents in his…

  • U.F. looking to join GIS planning wave

    Technology uses many sources to analyze locations BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A presentation on geographic information systems (GIS) was given to the Environmental Advisory Committee at its Oct. 20 meeting. Engineer Mark Cascella of Busy Exec Tech LLC, Millstone, gave the presentation. Cascella is also currently a…

  • Senate panel advances bill

    A measure sponsored by state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) that would earmark funding for open space acquisition in central New Jersey was approved last week by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. “Over the years, both Monmouth and Mercer counties have been popular relocation spots, forcing us to develop a significant amount of…